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variance

noun (variance)

«variance» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

Variance is difference or disagreement. The phrase «at variance» means not in agreement with someone or something. tree →

In the lessons

in tales, people are at variance with their friends, their country or themselves

Examples

  • The two brothers were at variance over the gold. tree →
  • His words are at variance with his actions. tree →
  • The man was at variance with himself. tree →

Note

nothing for maths; in statistics variance measures how far numbers spread, which is beyond this dictionary

In Jewish tradition

in tales, people are at variance with their friends, their country or themselves

Examples

  • This is at variance with tlie Sefer Yetzirah, which emphasizes the doctrine of creation from nothing by the statement: "He (Godi formed existence out of void, something out of nothing" (Mishnah '22i. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →

Note

nothing for maths; in statistics variance measures how far numbers spread, which is beyond this dictionary

On Mova

This page in Markdown → https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/variance/